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Power of attorney: Joseph Brawner to James Hester

Will Book A, page 375 · dated 30 May 1787 · proved May 1787

Joseph Brawner authorized James Hester as his attorney.

Kind of paper
Power of attorney
Made by
Joseph Brawner (printed JOSEPH BRAWNER)
Dated
30 May 1787
Proved
May 1787 court
To
James Hester (of Mecklinburgh County, Va.)
Witness
J. Benton (C.C.)

Reading note: Writing year near right edge appears 1787; last digit clipped/faint.

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

  • Orange County Will Book A, page 375.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).
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